How the Crud On the Bottom Can Rise to the Top

Thank God for alcoholism! It has made me a better person.

I'm only sort-of kidding. Abraham J. Twerski explains it perfectly in The Spiritual Self:

"Ironically, alcoholics or drug addicts may actually be fortunate in that their condition results in a crisis that forces them to confront the role or absence of spirituality in their lives. Lacking such a crisis, many people may live their entire lives without coming to a fulfillment of the spiritual component in their lives and, hence, never realize their full potential. I believe that there are few if any differences in the emotional needs of the alcoholic versus the nonalcoholic. It is only that in the alcoholic or addict these needs are much more prominent and better defined and, therefore, can more easily be addressed."

Is that the way it is in your life? I prayed and thought I was a good guy, both before and after I turned to alcoholism. But without the crises of blackouts, car wrecks, drunk-driving arrests, family stress, etc., I never would have been able to experience a life truly in tune with God's will for me. I owe it all to you, Jim Beam.

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